Table 1.
Clinical, laboratory and imaging characteristics of the patients.
| Variables | Characteristics 1 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 37 (30.5–49.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 72 (90.0) |
| Female | 8 (10.0) |
| ART status | |
| Naive | 50 (62.5) |
| ART ≤ 12 w | 11 (13.8) |
| ART > 12 w | 19 (23.8) |
| Fever | 60 (75.0) |
| Headache | 41 (51.2) |
| Confusion | 24 (30.0) |
| Seizure | 11 (13.7) |
| Dysuria | 5 (6.2) |
| Nausea | 22 (27.5) |
| Vomiting | 20 (25.0) |
| Decrease of muscle strength | 35 (43.7) |
| Neck stiffness | 2 (2.5) |
| CD4 cell count, cells/μl | 29 (7.0–72.0) |
| ≤50 | 53 (66.3) |
| >50,and < 100 | 9 (11.3) |
| ≥100 | 18 (22.5) |
| HIV viral load, copies/ml | 94,500 (1848–203,000) |
| <50 | 10 (12.5) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid analysis | |
| White blood cell count, 106/L | 3 (1.0–15.0) |
| Proteins, mg/L | 538 (405.0–900.0) |
| Glucose, mmol/L | 2.5 (2.2–3.2) |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, IU/L | 26.5 (17.0–42.3) |
| Adenosine deaminase, IU/L | 3 (1.2–4.0) |
| Abnormal brain imaging | 62 (77.5) |
1Categorized variables were expressed as n (%) and continuous variables were described as medians (interquartile ranges).